Apparatus for watering stock



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F. TEAL.

APPARATUS EGR WATERING STOCK. No. 319,038. Pate'ntedJn-e 2', 1885.

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'UNITED Srarns 'ln'rnnr @rtree FURGERSON TEAL, OF UTICA, IOVA.

APPARATUS FOR WATERING STOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 319,038, dated June 2, 1885.

' Application tied Aprn io, rees. (No man.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it knowntliat I, FUnGERsoN TEM., a citi zen of the United States, residing at Utica,in the county of Van Buren and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Apparatus for Watering Stock,of which the following is aspeeication,referen ce being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improved apparatus for watering stock; und it consists in the combination and arrangement of parts that will he more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a sectional view ot an apparatus embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan View ot' the same.

A represents a pond, and B a trough which is located on the outer side of the pond.

C represents a pipe which leads from the trough to the pond, and D represents a valveseat which is located at the inner end of the pipe. This seat is closed on its sides, and is covered on its inner end with a wire-gauze,E.

F represents a clack-valve which is located inthe valveseat, and to which is fulcrunied a rod, G, that extends through the pipe, and has its outer end connected to the lower end of a link, H, which has its upper end fulcrumed on a crank-lever, I, which isjournaled on a cross-piece, K, that is secured to the outer end ot' the pipe. Bent arms L eXA tend from the crank-lever, and to these ends are secured floats M. A ratchet-wheel, N, is

secured to the crank-lever, and with this ratchct-whcel engages a pivoted pawl, 0.

The operation of niyinvention is as follows: Vhen the water in the trough is below the desired level, the floats open the valve and allow the water to low through the pipe into the trough until the water fills the trough to the desired degree, and as the oats rise with the water in the trou-gh the flow of Water from the pond to the trough will he cut oft' at this point. As the water in the trough is used and its level is lowered, the operation will be repeated as before, and thus the trough will he keptconstantly filled. Ordinarily the ratchet is thrown out of engagement with the I awl; butin cold weather, when there is danger ot' freezing the valve to its seat, the floats will be raised so as to close the valve, and the ratchet will he caused to engage with the pawl and the valve will be kept normally closed. i

Having thus described iny invention, I clain1- The combination ofthe valve-seat, the pipe connected thereto, the valve located in the Seat, the rod secured to the valve, the lever journaled on the outer end of the pipe connected to the outer end of the rod, floats secured to the lever, the ratchet-wheel on the lever, and the pawl for engaging with the ratchet-wheel, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

` FURGERSON TEAL. W'itnesses:

D. C. McCULLoUe-H, J. XV. NnLsoN. 

